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The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07
CITY REPORTS.
CIVIL ENarNEER,s REPORT.

CIVIL ENGINEERs REPORT.
The report Of the City Civil Engineer, for
the year ending February 2Sth, was left at
the City Clerks Office Saturday afternoon.
The following is an abstract Of the work
done by Mr.. Goodwin for the past twelve
months:
The requisite information has been sub
mitted upon petition for extending Willis
street from Munjoy street to the Eastern
Promenade; OF 0 street from Ellsworth 10
Charles; OF WescOtt from Ellsworth to d
street. Also public ways on Peaks and
Long Island. OF these streets. Willis has
been laid out from Munioy to Bracket, and
Weseott street has been wholly laid out
Waldo street has been discontinued for its
whole length from Danforth to Congress
The easterly side line Of Eastern Prone
made from Bay View Court 10 East CONNER
cial street has been changed by moving the
angle therein to a division line of the abut-
ting lots. The grade In Portland street has
been slightly changed between High and
State streets.
Surveys have been made of parts of Dam
forth, Vaughan, Western Promenade, Ken
nebec and Marginal Way; also survey and
plans OF Old City Hall site, school house lot
corner Neal and Carroll streets, survey and
plans of proposed streets on Peaks Island
also OF . and WescOtt streets, Weymouth.
Grant, Portland, ,Casco engine hOusellot, New
DuTy anu OLner streets.
Three regulation stone monuments have
been set in line of Western Promenade, Ken
nebec, Green and Danf0rth streets.
All the details Of the work under the Conn
mlssioners of Public Grounds which have re-
quired technical laying out have received at
tention.
New sewers have been laid out In parts of
the following streets: Cherry and Hemlock,
Grant, Pine, Taylor, Vaughan, Warren
West, and Willis. Total length, S,3ii feet;
aggregate cost Of sewers, S2,6S1.19. Sewers
have been extended on India and Cumbsr-
land streets at a cost Of $543 12. Repairs
have been made in the following sewers:
South, Church, Pearl. Boyd, Union, Salem.
Portland, Melbourne, Cross, Mayo, Frank,
lin, Washington, Myrtle, Portland Pier.
Mountfort, Emery, Preble, Silver, Maple,
Congress, Cumberland;s aggregate cost,
Culverts have been built on Cherry. st.
John, Adams, and York, at a cost of S39f.
60; rebuilt on Bracket, Fore. Cumberland.
Oxford, Grove, Congress, Market, at a cost
S970.70. Repaired on Mellen, Union, Salem.
Hancock, Spring, Portland, st. Lawrence.
Wilmot, Fore Newbury, at an aggregate cost
Of e629.90.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07
Advice to a Young Critic.

There is young critic on the Boston press
who Is called upon to review the greater part
of all the books that one important paper re-
ceiyes; and as the authors generally manage
to find out who their judges in the press are,
the fact has spread abroad among them that
their work in this instance is being reviewed
by young man lately out of college. The
other day an elderly literary man met this
young critic and said to him.
Il suppose you won't resent a friendly
word about your book-reviewing from a lit
erary veteran, will you?"
Certainly not"
"Well, you are doing pretty well but your
work is sadly immature / have seen some
particularly boyish criticisms lately"
Would you be willing to mention some
examples to help me mend my style?"
Certainly"
And then the literary veteran proceeded to
name three particular book notices as con-
tanning in every line the evidences Of imma-
ture Judgement
81 thanh. you very mueh," said the Young
critic, ''but the first criticism you named was
written by a distinguished specialist in the
department of learning, whiehlthe book treat
ed the second was the work of a professor
In Harvard College; and the third was writ
ten by one of the most eminent literary cler-
gymen of Boston," Which, inasmuch as it
was the fact, goes to prove that it is some
times difficult to ''locate" literary style in an
unsigned newspaper article.-Boston Trans
cript.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07
CANADA LOOKING ELSEWHERE.
New Markets for Her Fish to Be
Found In Foreign Countries.

OTTAWA. Ont, March 5.-No matter what
amount OF indifference the Dominion govern
ment may appear to show as regards the re-
taliation bill, 1t is clearly evident that its
moment to the fishermen Of the maritime
provinces, who last year found sale for 81 per
cent. of their total catch in the United States
market. The total value of the Dominion
possible to estimate them from unpublished
official returns, S1S,0o0,000, of which S6.s70.-
600 was exported, the balance being used for
home consumption. OF the quantity export
found market in the United States. AS Can
ada will probably have now to look elsewhere
for the sale of her fishery products, 1t will be
of interest too see what other countries pur-
chase from her already.
In speaking on this subject today, promi-
nent official Of the fisheries department said
it would be only a temporary Inconvenience
before other markets were secured for the
disposal of the surplus.6 fishery products now
going to the United States For example"
our fisheries to the value Of Sl,5O0,OOO to
Great Britain, S250000 France, nearly S1,0O0,-
600 to the British West Indies, and $627, 900
to the Spanish West Indies. Brazil was a
customer to the extent Of $340,00O, while
Turkey, Portugal and British Guiana .pur-
chased nearly 100000 worth. All of these
markets could be largely extended, and the
government Is now considering the best
means to attain that erd.
He pointed out very important phase Of
the case, which had, apparently been over
looked, and which may have material effect
on the revenue of the United States. He
said:
"If the President closes the fish markets Of
the United States against the DomlHiSf
what is to prevent American fshir.has'1reo roUl "
running into Canadian YatesasIlng M she sssaIs Ssh
the three mile limit imit-.sin and running % them
1i1U uuited States free of duty as being
In American vessels? They would go in
duty free as having been caught by the lat
ter. 1t has been done in the past, and can
not see what is to prevent its being carried
on in the future"
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07
ANOTHER RAILROAD DISASTER.
ATrain Gees Through Bridge into
Creek.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March -6.-The Texas
bound train OF the iron Mountain railroad
which left st. Louis Saturday night was
precipitated into creek by the bridge Civ
ing away near Victoria, Missouri. The en-
gine and all the passenger coaches went
down together, only the sleeper being left on
the track.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 6.-The train was
an express and consisted of express and mail
cars, smoker, two passenger coaches and
four sleepers, carrying about 130 passengers.
A heavy rain had fallen all day and the
creek was much swollen. When the engine
reached the middle of the trestle the whole
structure began sinking. The baggage,
mail, express and smoking cars went into
the raging torrent below, The postal car
was swept away some distance, and as the
water rushed through it from end to end the
mail was literally washed out and is now
scattered over miles of territory or embedded
in the mud of the creek. 1t is almost total
loss. The smoker which is said to have con-
tanned some 20 persons, was swept down
about 800 feet below the trestle and all of its
occupants are believed to have been saved.
They succeeded in getting outside of the car
and chung to the top till they were rescued.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07

The Emperor, upon hearing the result Of
the election, remarked that the news made
him feel twenty years younger, and that the
people could not have made him a hand
somer birthday present.
LONDON. March Sit is officially announc-
ed this afternoon that Rt. Hon. Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach has resigned the Office of Chief
Secretary for Ireland, and that Rt. Hon. Ar
thur j. Balfour, Secretary of State for Scot
land, has been appointed to succeed him
Sir Michael is suffering from cataract, and
his resignation was due TO that cause. He
will proceed to Berlin for the purpose of un-
dergolng treatment by celebrated oculist
in that city.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's physicians have
Issued bulletin concerning his condition.
They say he has cataract over both ewes
and that unless he rests from official life he
Will be unfit to submit to an operation when
the time comes Sir Michael has gone to
the country for week.
MIR. Balfour was summoned to Windsor to-
day, and formally accepted office, kissing the
Queens hand.
james. Gordon Benefits yacht Namouna
has arrived at Penag Mr.. Bennett is on
board.
SOFIA, March 6.--All the powers have ad-
vised the Bulgarian government to deal ener-
getically with the rebels Advices from Or
soya, SerEia, say that Capt. Neholsin, who
nj. Bendereff. Grueff, Zankophete and other
leaders, declares that his friends revolt
failed because there was no concerted plan.
and that another attempt will soon be made
in aid of which 100000 roubles are availa-
BILE.
BRUSSELS, March 5.-An explosion occur
red today in a colliery at Quaregnon, four
miles from Mons. The roofs and galleries
were shattered so that many of them fell,
One hundred and forty miners are entOmbed.
On account Of the blockade Of the passages,
the work of rescue was slow and difficult
One hundred and twenty Of the men who
were in the mine at the time of the explo-
sion, were killed.
A despatch from Mons says tn at engineers
penetrated the galleries of the Quaregnon
colliery and found IA dead bodies. The
victims had died from suffocation.
BRUSSELS, March ga despatch from
Mons says that fifty dead bodies, all terribly
burned, have been brought to the surface vt
Quaregnon colliery, in which the explosion
Of fire damp occurred yesterday. The King
has sent $1,000 to be distributed among the
families Of the victims.
LONDON. March 6.-The Queen will lay
the foundation of the Imperial Institute
some time during the coming summer
DUBLIN, March Cit is reported at Linn
erick that gang of moonlighters have cap
tured the police patrol. The report has
urday night, COW shed was fired BY an in
cendiary, and 10 COWS burned to death.
LONDON, March 6.-The entire London
press sympathizes with Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, the retiring Chief Secretary for Ire
land. and expresses the hope that he will
eventually be able to resume his place in
political life.
VIENNA, March 6.-The Tagblatt says the
Bulgarian government has obtained doeu-
mentary proof that the Russian Minister at
Bucharest was at the head Of the Bulgarian
conspiracy.
BERLIN, March 6.-Much anxiety is felt
here as to whether or not Russia will allow
the execution of the Bulgarian conspirators.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07
ROUGH MARCH WEATHER.
Reports from the Severe Snow
Storm Of Saturday and Sunday.

HANOVER, N. H., March 6.-The storm
which has prevailed since 0 O'Clock Saturday
evening, adds nearly foot of snow 10 the
great quantity already on the ground. Ac-
compahying high winds have made immense
drifts rendering many back roads impassa-
and others nearly so. The railroads are rum
ming plows today Carefully kept records
show the total snow fall this winter has
been nine feet and eight inches.
CONCORD, N. H., March 6.-The twenty
eight snow storm since January 1st began
early last evening and still continues. A
large quantity of snow has fallen, and traf-
fic on the railroads seriously impeded
DOVER, N. H., March 6-Snow COM
menced falling at 8 O'Clock last night, and
has continued without interruption since.
There are Is inches on level here, 10 inches
at Pennington, and two feet at Alton.
Trains are considerably delayed.
BRATTLEBoRo, VT, March 6.-Fifteen
inches of snow has fallen here today, being
more than in any one storm during the win
ter Many towns report the same amount,
though reports from Windsor county and
from towns further north show that the
storm was less severe. Railroads have been
busy all day running snow plows in all di-
rections.
CANAJoHARIE, N. Y, March 6.-The
heaviest snow storm of the season Is pre-
vailing in the Mohawk valley, Is inches Of
snow having already fallen. Trains are de-
layed on the West Shore and New York
Central railroads.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07
Base BaII.

The Bowdoin College nine will make a
trip to Massachusetts Fast day week and
play the various college mines.
The Maine State League will be composed
Of the Bates, Bowdoin, Colby and State Col
lege. The latter has superior material for
club this season.
1t is reported that the Metropolitans Of
fered to exchange Shelter Of last years
Portland team for McGrury. who has been
signed by Portland for season of 1887. and
to throw in liberal bonus besides. The
offer was declined.
The Haverhills bave signed Schumacher
and Montelle, two new pitchers. Both men
are said to be first-class.
The Newark club made a proposition to
the Portland management to purchase the
release of Hatfield, Schoeneck and Bell. At
ter Portland had recovered its breath, it an
swered emphatically in the negative.
The following contracts have been ap-
proved the past week by the secretary of the
league: With Manchester-James Reardon I;
with Salem-T. p. Hawkes., John A. Leigh
ton, Edward G. Dodd, Michael j. Coughiin,
p. II. Murphy.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07
FOREIGN.
A Russian Minister Accused OF Being
in the Bulgarian Conspiracy.
Hon. Sir Michael HIcks-Beach Re-
signs.
Bulgaria Advised to Deal Energeti-
calIy With the Rebels.
One Hundred and Forty-four Miners
Suffocated In a Coiliery.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 5.-The Journal
de Petersburg says It's not confident that the
mission of Ria Bey to Sofia will be success
full, although it approves the Porte's desire
to contribute to pacific solution Of the Bull
garian crisis.
The st. Petersburg Official Messenger says:
"The insurrection at Silistria was due to the
pressure that has weighed upon Bulgaria
ever since 1886, and especially since party
leaders, deriving strength by unscrupulous
means, seized power. Many of the best Bull
garian officers have emigrated because they
were unable to contemplate in cold blood the
Bulgarian army forgetting its destiny and
becoming the blind tool of a political party.
Despite their small resources, indignation
has compelled them to resort to an audaciOus
enterprise which the failure of the Constan-
tlnople negotiations probably precipitated
While regretting needless blOOdshed, Russia
considers the occurrences at Silistria a fresh
proof Of Bulgaria's abnormal condition.
things securing to the Bulgarians their legal
rights. Meanwhile, Rcssia's policy will re-
main unchanged"
A despatch from Rustchuk says: A court
martial here tried 10 officers, ii subalterns,
and civilians as leaders In the recent revolt
The accused all pleaded guilty. All the for
eign consuls attended the trial. Among the
wounded prisoners is Russian subject who
was formerly an officer in the Bulgarian ar
my.
ATHENS, March ga series of rather vio-
lent earthquakes, occurred in Western Mo
rea yesterday, but no damage resulted. The
Inhabitants, however, are terrified and are
flying from the district.
STOCKHOLM, March 5.-King Oscar has
dissolved the Rigstag for refusing to vote the
estimates asked by the government.
BERLIN, March 5.-The complete returns
of fba oIaoff0nc n
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07
THE HORSE RAILROAD STRIKE.
a Driver Assaulted and Seriously In
lured.

BOSTON, March 6.-For several days mat
ters have been running smoothly ON the Cam
bridge railroad, and until today no molesta-
tion of the new drivers and conductors has
been reported. This afternoon, however, a
driver on the Webster avenue line in Somer-
vile, was assaulted and quite severely in
jured A crowd of mon and boys placed a
sleeper across the track, covering it with
snow. An outward car from Boston struck
the obstruction with such force as to free the
horses, which started upon the run for the
stables, dragging the driver over the dasher.
No sooner had he risen to his feet than one
of the men in the crowd dealt him savage
blow in the face. inficting serious injury.
Tie driver managed to reach the stables, but
was unable to work the rest of the day.. An
other man then took a snow shovel and
broke the car windows, the passengers hav-
ing in the meantime left the car. A force of
police dispersed the crowd. No arrests were
made, but several are expected tomorrow.
No disturbance being anticipated today
there has been no extra police precautions
taken.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07
Acts and Resolves Approved.
The Governor has so far approved 26s acts
and 62 resolves. These are the last approved
PrRTTc Acro

The Governor has so far approved 263 acts
and 62 resolves. These are the last anproved
PUBLIC AcTs.
An act to amend sec. 81 of chap. 80 of the r.. s.
relating to jails '' ~
An act in relation to the exclusion of minors .s
spectators from court rooms
An aet &. 70 amend see. So of chap. of the
In the matter Of public buildings.
An act relating to compensation of county COM
missioners of Hancock county. IN
An act for the protection of political nomin
ating conventions and primary political meetings
or caucuses from disturbance and fraud.
county of Oxford.
An act to create a lien on last blocks.
PRIVATE AND SPECIAL ACTS.
An act to establish the 0ldtown municipal
An act to legalize the donss of Elliottsville
An act to incorporate the ST. Croix River Rail-
An act to prohibit the taking of fish from Davis
and Norton Brooks.
An act to legalize the doings of the towa Of
An act relating to fish in Lesmond's and AL
ford's ponds.
An act to prohibit the taking of fish from Great
Watched pond
An act 10 amend sec A. chap sos of the private
and special laws OF 1885 relating to the Provident
An act to supply the people of the town of
Orono with pure water.
An act to incorporate the WATERFORD Company
An actto incorporate the Northern Banking
Company.
An act to incorporate the Cumberland Trust
Company
An act to incorporate the SAGE Driving Park
Association.
An act increasing the jurisdiction of the muni-
cipa court of Dexter
An act to extend the franchise of the Desha
Lumber and Planting Company
An act to amend act entitled, ian act to enable
the bishop of the p. E. church in the Diocese of
Maine Maine to remove, rebuild or repair st. James
An act to incorporate the Fryeburg Horse Rail-
road Company.
An act TO amend ian act Incorporating the city
of Waterville.
An act to incorporate the Bar Harbor Trust
and Banking Company.
An act to incorporate the Limerick Loan and
Trust Company.
An act to Incorporate the Pennington Water
Company.
An act to incorporate the Bangor loan Trust
Company.
An act to incorporate the westbrook Trust
Company.
An act to incorporate the Rockland Electric
light and Gas Power Company.
An act to divide ths town Of Pittston and incor-
porate the town of West Pittston
An act to amend chap. AZ of the Revised
tion.
RESOLVES.
Resolve In favor of the distribution of certified
copies of plans on file in the State Land ONCE.
Resolve providing for an Agricultural Superin-
tendent for the Passamaquoddy Indian Tribe.
Resolve in favor of bridge in Mattawamkeag.
Resolve In favor of the city Of Bath.
Resolve in favor OF Leila Pstten OF Harmony.
Resolve making an appropriation for repair of
roads in Indian Township in Washington county.
Resolve in favor of Sandy River Plantation.
Resolve in favor of Mattanawcook Academy.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07

90 persons were delivered to other authori-
ues, and seven twere returned TO
thelr homes In otherplaces. 1850 per-
sons were arraigned In the Munic-
lpal Court, OF whom 1888 appealed; GA
payment OF fines, and 65 were discharged
Fines we're paid by ia persons; 200 cases
were suspended, and the remainder were
disposed Of in different ways.
Lodgings were furnished during the year
for 1855 persons.
The number Of warrants for intoxicating
liquors served under the search and seizure
process was 1912, on COL of which liquors
were found and seized. The number OF per-
sons arrested and arraigned In the Munlc l.
pal Court for violations Of the liquor law
was 259.
The discipline Of the department has been
good during the year
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07
Portland TypograpnicaI Union.

At the regular meeting Of the Portland
Typographical Union, held n MechanicE
Hall last evening, the followihg resolutions
on the death Of Mr.. NJ. w. Higgins, late
night editor of the Argus, wereadopted;
Whereas The sudden death Of Melvin W. Hig-
gins has flied our hearts with tn, deepest sor-
row for the loss OF one whose brighb sunny nature
had endeared him to US all, -, ,r. A..
PesoIved. That BY this sad event the Union Is
deprived OF a valued member, the Gait thorough
workman, the editorial professin brilliant
writer, and his friends and acqnaiIances cour-
teous, genial and noble-hearted getcmen, whose
memory viii live long in the heartSf the printers
Of Portland.
Resolved, That as a mark Of our rspect the char
ter of this Union be suitably drape Tor the term
Of thirty days, and that copy Ofthese resolu-
tions be forwarded to the bereavedamlly OF the
deceased, TO whom we extend our heartfelt sym
1Sicned1 w. II. GREENE,
GEo. E.LEFAvoR,
CHAs. ATRACEY.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07

OF the above s., ,s77.70 win be recovered in
assessments. The length OF sewers, includ-
ing those Of the present year, is 172,29O feet
or 32.62 miles.
Back Bay.
The Outfall section of Brattle street SOVIET
which has been carried away by ice. has
been repaired at a cost of S9.O1. The sewer
in Somerset street has been Completed a
length OF SS1 feet, at q cost Of 81, ,2S425. In
the space between the sewers and the shore
1895 loads Of chips and earth have been de-
posted and embarked against the sewer or
spread on the intersecting street locations
and flats adjacent at a cost Of S93O44. In
addition, several hundred cubic Yards of
ashes piled along the shore have been re-
moved to the sewer embankment at a cost of
S444.23 The total length Of this sewer Is
1852 feet, receiving the sewage Of Hano-
in Brattle and Paris streets should be car
ried through Kennebec to sewer in Hanover
street and Outfall section to channel through
Pearl street extension. All sewer Outfalis
from Fox to Brattle streets have been cleared
at intervals of not more than ten days at a
cost Of S196.50.
The aggregate cost of the above items il
S2,9O9.43; appropriation, S3,500.00; balance,
$593.57.
CITY MARsHAL's REPORT.
City Marshal Hawkes. has completed his
report of the work of the Police Department
for the past year The following is a sum
mary Of the report:
The whole number Of arrests made durhig
the year was 209S. OF the persons arrested,
bsr 1s7 ysks ars He alleged sga,tt ths
sons arraarad. 'sS
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07
GEN ERAL Jews.

Jim Mitchell and Jack McAuliffe will fight
Pa finish at Philadelphia in three weeks,
900 side.
,0anS "a ge of 5000 operatives in the Har-
.n.aStone4n mUns mills at Cohoes, N. Y, is
Joseph Bingham rlIv 1is...-.;..r
tinel committed suicide Saturday, cutting
his throat with razor lnsoiiinia was sno
alleged cause OF the ace
The how who was kilhd by the elevator in
Roston- On Friday, has been identlhed as
PTeil Swanson. who hasbeen living at NO.
as Pearl street, Charlestwn.
Tho failure Of Samuel Scholfeld Of st.
Iohn r with liabilities reported at
SSo, ,00O and small assets, lsannounced.
M. Hi Margaret M&heTs s4risoa manager, [nse on
saws he knew the actress marriage was On
the bill. x. ,..
Rridgenort Ct, selec,meh oiier reward
bl54sssprttT5 ao6 spr he capture Of JaSe Brown, the
alleged wife murderer. c,..s,a.,a 4, az.
dE;nS drT S1I he retaliation bill ha' caused con
ps;dsraile excitement in sOtle u .llo nSin Nh
oantres of Nova Scotia. tlsllernleh NM
fellSasl fermerly sought employment N riS AmeriicaI
vessels during the season. are un9ectdGJ' tbJ'
whether To 90 to the States again a, .ni'
spring. Much bitterness Is e1pnS1Iseh 1lpoeIs h,yn, Vim
the condition of affairs, the People pnid hd'a az
expected that the two countries "ou'N -
rive at an early agreement